Facebook streams four remaining UFC 132 preliminary bouts

For the sixth-straight event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will make its full card available for viewing.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with UFC officials that in addition to the previously announced pay-per-view and Spike TV broadcast plans, the promotion will also stream four preliminary-card matchups on Facebook.

UFC 132, which is the UFC’s Independence Day-weekend show, takes place July 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Bowles (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) recently made his official UFC debut and scored a first-round submission victory over Damacio Page at UFC on Versus 3. As in the duo’s first meeting at WEC 35, the former WEC titleholder defeated Page via guillotine choke, in the first round, and at the 3:30 mark.

It was Bowles’ first fight since he lost his title to Dominick Cruz in early 2010. He won the belt from Miguel Torres in 2009.

Mizugaki (14-5-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) also recently made his UFC debut and earned a split-decision victory over Reuben Duran at UFC on Versus 3. Like Bowles, the Japanese fighter also previously competed in the WEC, where he went 2-3 with a pair of “Fight of the Night” bonuses. Making his WEC debut in 2009, he was a late replacement and took then-champ Torres to a close decision, which he lost.

Simpson (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) returns to action after a recent one-sided beatdown of Mario Miranda at UFC Fight Night 24. The victory snapped a two-fight losing streak for Simpson, who had dropped back-to-back outings against Mark Munoz and Chris Leben. Prior to the skid, Simpson had notched seven-straight wins to open his career, including three UFC victories and one win under the WEC banner.

Tavares (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a semifinalist on “The Ultimate Fighter 11,” is undefeated in official pro bouts. After opening his career with a 5-0 mark in his native Hawaii, he’s posted a decision win over Seth Baczynski and a first-round knockout of Phil Baroni in UFC bouts. Six of his even career wins now have come via stoppage.

Winner (11-5-1 MMA, 2-4-1 UFC), “The Ultimate Fighter 9″ runner-up, find himself in a must-win situation. He began his UFC career with a 0-2-1 mark before putting together back-to-back wins over Roli Delgado and Rafaello Oliveira. But the Team Rough House fighter hit the skids again in recent losses to Nik Lentz and Dennis Siver, and he now looks to avoid a third consecutive defeat.

The Brit could be fighting for his UFC career when he meets Njokuani (13-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who looks to avoid his fourth loss in five fights. The Nigerian-born fighter had strung together three consecutive WEC victories that resulted in three straight “Fight of the Night” bonuses. But he’s just 1-3 since then following a decision loss to Edson Barboza in Njokuani’s promotional debut at UFC 128.

After opening his career with a 1-4 record, including a 2003 TKO loss to current Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, Hougland (9-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) since has rattled off eight-straight wins. Seven of the wins have come via stoppage, including six by submission. In fact, Hougland’s past five fights have all ended via first-round submission.

Meanwhile, Walker (15-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) also encountered some difficulty early in his career, opening with just an 8-6 mark. During a particularly difficult 2-5 stretch, Walker suffered defeats at the hands of big-show veterans Cub Swanson and Jeff Curran. However, Walker since has earned seven-straight wins, including three victories via TKO and two by submission.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.